Meekatharra bushfire risk
Of Meekatharra’s 865 mapped properties, 15.1% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Meekatharra’s bushfire exposure is below the WA average of 21.7%.
Check a specific Meekatharra address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Meekatharra
Flood and bushfire areas across Meekatharra. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Meekatharra
Meekatharra sits in the Mid West-Gascoyne police district, which recorded 14,998 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 14,998 total. Figures are for the whole Mid West-Gascoyne police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Meekatharra
Meekatharra is mostly special purpose. The most common zones:
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Special use
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Public purposes
Community facilities — schools, hospitals, and civic or community uses.
Zone: Education
Who lives in Meekatharra
At the 2021 Census, 11.1% of Meekatharra’s 849 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
- 139 Great Northern Highway, Meekatharra WA 6642
- 13 Gwalia Street, Meekatharra WA 6642
- 2/ Connaughton Street, Meekatharra WA 6642
- 32 Douglas Street, Meekatharra WA 6642
- 33 Murchison Downs Road, Meekatharra WA 6642
- 3 Short Street, Meekatharra WA 6642
- 5 Stoddart Street, Meekatharra WA 6642
- 9 Goldfields Highway, Meekatharra WA 6642
Nearby suburbs
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.